Ekans

The Reverse Snake Game

Overview

Welcome to Ekans, a unique twist on the classic Snake game. Developed using Godot and GDScript, Ekans reverses the traditional mechanics of Snake by starting the player with a fully grown snake that shrinks as it eats food. As the snake shrinks, it drops poops that clutter the map, creating deadly obstacles that increase the difficulty.

Features

• Reverse Snake Mechanics: Start with a fully grown snake and shrink by eating food.
• Dynamic Obstacles: Poops are dropped as the snake shrinks, becoming deadly obstacles.
• Intuitive Controls: Smooth and responsive controls for a seamless gameplay experience.
• Challenging Gameplay: Increasing difficulty as the map gets cluttered with more obstacles.
• Optimised For Mobile: Game was design with mobile usage in mind, and has a compiled mobile version.

Screenshots

*Caption: A snapshot of Ekans gameplay.*

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Godot Engine (version 4 or later)

Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/house-of-the-badger/ekansREBORN.git
   cd ekansREBORN

2. Open with Godot:

   • Launch the Godot Engine.
   • Click on "Import" and navigate to the cloned ekansREBORN directory.
   • Select the project.godot file to open the project.

Running the Game

• Click the "Play" button in Godot to run the game.

Play on Android

• Navigate to https://github.com/house-of-the-badger/ekansREBORN/tree/master/android-app
• Download the apk file
• Install the game on your android device

How to Play

1. Objective: Shrink the snake by eating food.
2. Controls: Use the arrow keys (or swipe on mobile) to move the snake.
3. Avoid Obstacles: Don't collide with the poops left by the shrinking snake—they're deadly!

Team

• Danielle Dawson
• Josh Burnlees
• Nikoo Farsi
• Kris Oldrini
• Anna Veselova
• Kim Muncey

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This portfolio project was created as part of a Digital Skills Bootcamp in Software Engineering provided by Northcoders